Thomas Wilson and Gateshead Fell Reading Rooms blue plaque

Gateshead, Kirklees, England, United Kingdom

Thomas Wilson 1773-1858. Pitman, poet, schoolteacher, businessman, councillor and local benefactor. Established this building (1841) as Gateshead Fell Reading Rooms and school, for Low Fell residents.

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